# Netdata: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 22 judge labels across 5 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/netdata

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Infrastructure monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/infrastructure-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 13 | 0% | 13 |
| [Network monitoring and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-monitoring-and-management/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 0% | 5 |
| [AIOps platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/aiops-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 0% | 2 |
| [Application performance monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/application-performance-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 38 | 0% | 1 |
| [Observability platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/observability-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Netdata — Per-node pricing with volume discounts; simpler cost model" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Infra monitoring)
- "Open-source or lightweight alternatives (like Prometheus + Grafana, OpenTelemetry with SigNoz, or Netdata) often deliver better value" (Grok 4.20, APM)
- "Real‑time metrics, edge‑agent, per‑node dashboards, great for observability "out of the box"" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Network monitoring)
- "Netdata (Best for Low Operations Overhead) ... Netdata is an excellent choice" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Observability)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Netdata, from 67 of the 73 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- netdata.cloud: 46 (its own site)
- motadata.com: 32
- middleware.io: 21
- cubeapm.com: 17
- newrelic.com: 17
- coralogix.com: 16
- github.com: 15
- xitoring.com: 15
- checkmk.com: 14
- g2.com: 14

### Pages cited

- https://motadata.com/blog/best-it-infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 29
- https://netdata.cloud/resources/best-infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 28
- https://middleware.io/blog/infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 20
- https://xitoring.com/blog/best-infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 15
- https://coralogix.com/guides/infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 12
- https://hackmd.io/@davidwenham/infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 12
- https://ninjaone.com/blog/best-infrastructure-monitoring-tools: 10
- https://checkmk.com/blog/best-zabbix-alternatives: 9

## In its own words

What Netdata's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The fastest path to full stack observability. (https://netdata.cloud/)
- For: Platform Engineers, DevOps, SREs, Developers, SysAdmins, CISOs, Operations Centers, DBAs, Network Engineers, MSPs, Freelancers (https://netdata.cloud/)
- Price stated: Pay per Node. Unlimited Everything Else. (https://netdata.cloud/)
- Starting price: 90 (https://netdata.cloud/)
- Free plan or trial: Free tier—forever; free trial (https://netdata.cloud/)
- Integrations claimed: 800 (https://netdata.cloud/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting: Global data centers
- Customers named: Falkland Islands Government, TMB Barcelona, Codyas, Nodecraft, LANCOM Systems, Leica Biosystems, University of Amsterdam, ADASTEC

## What it publishes

Every page netdata.cloud exposes, read 2026-09-29: 7929 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 264 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-06-13
- conference or event: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 551 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 28 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-03-15
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-03-13
- glossary or explainer: 120 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2024-06-13 webinar or virtual event: 5539 https://community.netdata.cloud/t/question-about-on-demand-silencing-of-alerts-in-parent-child-setup/5539
- Recent: 2023-03-13 template or tool: 3961 https://community.netdata.cloud/t/calculator-db-is-missing/3961
- Recent: 2022-06-07 webinar or virtual event: 2968 https://community.netdata.cloud/t/visibility-of-non-live-streaming-nodes-in-netdata/2968
- Recent: 2022-03-15 comparison: 1171 https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-agent-vs-cloud-alarm-notifications/1171
- Recent: 2022-02-22 comparison: 2601 https://community.netdata.cloud/t/dns-query-time-query-time-vs-recommendation-of-googles-public-dns-is-not-the-solution-for-all-dns-problems/2601
- Recent: 2022-02-16 comparison: 2569 https://community.netdata.cloud/t/monitoring-per-user-statistics-by-domain-username-vs-uid/2569

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.